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Honours Degree (Transition Block) Medicine Test sobre Transition Block - Genetics, creado por Matthew Coulson el 13/04/2019.

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Transition Block - Genetics

Pregunta 1 de 10

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Array CGH:

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  • Only detects Balanced Chromosome Translocations

  • Only detects Unbalanced Chromosome Translocations

  • Detects both Balanced and Unbalanced Chromosome Translocations

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Pregunta 2 de 10

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

Neurofibromatosis has an ( Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant, X-linked recessive, Mitochondrial ) inheritance pattern.

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Pregunta 3 de 10

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: point mutation in which a single nucleotide change results in a codon that codes for a different amino acid.
: point mutation in a sequence of DNA that results in a premature stop codon.

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    Nonsense mutation
    Missense mutation

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A ( synonymous, quiet, pointless, convertable, identical, correspondent ) substitution is the evolutionary substitution of one base for another in an exon of a gene coding for a protein, such that the produced amino acid sequence is not modified.

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Pregunta 5 de 10

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Which of the following is the most commonly mutated gene causing sporadic onset Alzheimer's Disease?

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  • APOE ε4

  • Presenilin 1

  • Presenilin 2

  • PARK

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Pregunta 6 de 10

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Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

What is the first step in the central dogma?

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Pregunta 7 de 10

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Next generation sequencing of genes has an advantage over sanger (conventional) sequencing because ...

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  • It allows sequencing of a much larger number of genes

  • It is able to pick up mutations while discarding polymorphisms

  • It samples a smaller number of genes, however is up to 4 times more accurate

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Pregunta 8 de 10

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Array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) is preferable to karyotyping as a first test for chromosomal analysis because it has a higher resolution

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

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Pregunta 9 de 10

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A 64 year old man has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy due to an IIe345X (stop) mutation in the MYBPC3 gene. His 32 y/o son is healthy and has a normal heart scan but is shown to carry the same mutation. What is the most likely genetic explanation for the normal scan in his son?

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  • The mutation has variable penetrance

  • The mutation has absolute penetrance

  • The mutation has relative penetrance

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A 10 year old girl has severe learning difficulties. A mutation is identified in a gene that causes a syndrome. What would be the strongest evidence that this variant is causing the learning difficulties?

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  • The mutation is present in the child but not the parents

  • The mutation is present in both the child and the parents

  • The mutation is present on both X chromosomes

  • Mother's sister has a daughter with severe learning difficulties

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